http://newyorkoutdoors.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/upstate-ny-green-lights-new-ski-resort/ Go Outside & Play in New York State Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://newyorkoutdoors.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/upstate-ny-green-lights-new-ski-resort/#comment-2560 Peter Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:22:42 +0000 http://newyorkoutdoors.wordpress.com/?p=526#comment-2560 As much as I dislike this project I have to admit that under some of the different scenarios for global climate change (see the IPCC report) upstate New York could see greatly increased snowfall due to the Great Lakes not freezing over. Currently once the lakes freeze at least partially there is less humidity in the air, hence lessened snowfall. Should the temperature rise freeze over would at least lessen (if not cease to happen) increasing the amount a humdity and thus the amount of precip. It's a mad, mad world. As much as I dislike this project I have to admit that under some of the different scenarios for global climate change (see the IPCC report) upstate New York could see greatly increased snowfall due to the Great Lakes not freezing over. Currently once the lakes freeze at least partially there is less humidity in the air, hence lessened snowfall. Should the temperature rise freeze over would at least lessen (if not cease to happen) increasing the amount a humdity and thus the amount of precip.
It’s a mad, mad world.

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